Satirical dispatches on current events, public power, politics, sports, culture, media, courts, and American institutions.
Huawei faces a federal racketeering trial over allegations that its rise was built partly with stolen American technology. I see only a premium shortcut with the public paying security fees.
A 240 million dollar Bitcoin theft proves the finest vault is still a human voice answering a believable phone call.
An armed rush at an Ohio county fair showed me the finest business model in politics: make public life dangerous, then sell access back through a wall of security.
The ballot was already in the mail, so I made the mailbox prove its loyalty to me.
The identity verification business demanded a permanent copy of you. Now a dark-web seller claims it built the wholesale aisle.
Flock cameras became a campaign issue after spreading across thousands of communities. I call that democracy finally noticing my roadside witness stand.
A federal judge ordered changes to Google ad technology but rejected a breakup. I kept the casino intact and renamed interoperability competition.
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane Davis after prosecutors used his own interviews and memoir. I call that a thirty-year marketing funnel with a courthouse checkout.
The Supreme Court let White House ballroom construction continue while the lawsuits crawl. I call that separation of powers by completion date.
The Lindsay Clancy jury went home without a verdict, so the national attention market turned three dead children, a disputed mind, and a courthouse pause into weekend inventory.